BREAKING NEWS: Ballard goes to Vikings
Posted on 30. Apr, 2011 by admin in Iowa Football
By Brendan Stiles
HawkeyeDrive.com
Former Iowa defensive lineman Christian Ballard was taken in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft on Saturday as the Minnesota Vikings selected him with the 106th overall pick. Ballard is the second defensive guy up front to get taken, as defensive end Adrian Clayborn went 20th overall to Tampa Bay.
Ballard, who played at both end and tackle throughout his Hawkeye career, compiled 43 tackles as a senior last year, and three sacks. For his career, he had a total of 152 tackles and 12.5 sacks.
Last year, the Vikings went 6-10.
*Be sure to visit HawkeyeDrive.com later this evening for a full recap of Saturday’s NFL Draft action.
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